Dispensing device



June 9, 1936. I

G. BODEN DISPENSING DEVICE Filed July 19, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 7TORNEYS.

June 9, 1936. G. BODEN DISPENSING DEVICE Filed July 19,- 1953 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented June 9, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEDISPENSING DEVICE Application July 19, 1933, Serial No. 681,068

6 Claims.

This invention relates to dispensing devices and more particularly todevices for dispensing articles mounted on elongated carrier strips ortapes such, for example, as pins or the like. In numerous industries,clothing factories, laundries and other places where articles ofclothing are handled, it is customary to fold each piece of clothing andpin it together so as to retain the form in which it is folded. Thisrequires the constant picking up of relatively small pins either from aloose mass or from a supporting tape, an operation which is difficultand tends to delay the work.

An object of this invention is to provide a dispenser for articles ofthe type set forth, constructed and arranged to enable the operator toseize such articles one at a time rapidly and easily without requiringany particular thought or care on the operators part.

This and other objects which will be apparent to those skilled in thisparticular art are accomplished by the invention hereinafter described,certain embodiments of which are illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings in which,

Fig. l is a top plan view of a pin dispenser constructed in accordancewith one embodiment of this invention;

Fig. 2 is a similar view of part of the mechanism shown in Fig. 1illustrating the parts in another position;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the elements shown in Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a similar view with parts broken away;

Fig. 5 is a sectional View on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of a dispenser constructed in accordance withanother embodiment of this invention;

Fig. 7 is a side elevation, partially broken away, of the operatingparts showing the operation of the ejector in placing a pin in positionto be seized;

Fig. 8 is a similar view with the parts in a different position;

Fig. 9 is a transverse sectional view on the line 9-9 of Fig. 8;

Fig. 10 is a view similar to Fig. 8 looking from the opposite side; and

Fig. 11 is a sectional View on the line ll--ll of Fig. 8.

The present invention is adapted for use in dispensing pins or the likefrom the usual paper strip or tape in which they are customarilymounted. For large consumers long lengths of such tapes holding severalhundred pins are provided in the form of a relatively large supply roll.The present invention comprises a support for rotatably holding such alarge roll and a simple, rugged mechanism associated with the supportfor drawing the strip from the roll and intermittently feeding it so asto place the articles in the strip successively in position to bereadily seized by the operator.

The invention comprises a base l having a centrally located upwardlyprojecting pin l 1 adapted to rotatably support a supply roll [2 ofpaper tape or strip 13 having articles such as pins [4 mounted thereonin the usual way. A dispensing mechanism I is supported on the baseadjacent the supply roll and, in the modification shown in Figs. 1 to 5,comprises an elongated, hollow, upright guide l6 through which the stripl3 and supported articles are fed by a feeding pawl I! which may beformed as shown by a Spring arm mounted on an actuator plate l8 andextending through a longitudinal slot l9 formed in the adjacent wall ofthe guide It, to successsively engage the articles or pins l4 within theguideway, as best shown in Fig. 5. The actuator I8 is supported on apivot 20 for swinging movement toward and from the guide. A holding pawl2| is secured to the guide It and projects inwardly through the slot l9to prevent retrograde movement of the strip I3.

It will be apparent that when the actuator plate is moved from theposition shown in Fig. 5 to the position shown in Fig. 2, the end of thespring pawl l1 moves the strip longitudinally through the guide I6 byengagement with one of the supported pins. The spring pawl I1 is sotensicned as to normally return the actuator plate l8 to the positionshown in Fig. 5 against the stop 22. This outward movement of theactuator retracts the pawl to engage the next following article inthestrip l3, retrograde movement of the strip being prevented by theholding his forefinger on the upper end of the guide I6 and moves theactuator from the position shown in Fig. 5 to that shown in Fig. 2 bypressing it with his thumb. This feeds a pin into position to be seizedand simultaneously and automatically brings the workers thumb andforefinger together upon the pin head. The act of withdrawing the pinfrom the strip releases the actuator which is returned to the positionshown in Fig. 5 by the spring feeding pawl ll.

In the modifications shown in Figs. 6 to 11, the dispensing mechanismcomprises an elongated, hollow, upright guide 26 through which the strip[3 and supported articles M are fed by a feeding pawl 21 extendingthrough a longitudinal slot 28 formed in the adjacent wall of the guideto successively engage articles on the strip and feed the latter throughthe guide 26 as best shown in Fig. 8. The pawl is actuated ,the worker.plate 35 is such that the worker ordinarily presses by toggle links 29,one of which is connected to a pivot 30 and the other of which isconnected to a vertically movable actuator 3! supported on a pivot 32adjacent the rear of the-guide 26, as shown in Fig. 10. A spring 33normally holds the actuator in its upper position, as shown in Figs. 8and 10. A holding pawl 34 is secured to the guide 26 and projectsinwardly through the slot 28 to prevent retrograde movement of the stripl3. The actuator 3| has a perforated presser plate 35 by means of whichit is depressed from the position shown in Figs. 8 and 10 to that shownin Fig. '7. An article ejecting lever 36 is pivotally mounted beneaththe actuator 3| and is normally held in ineffective position shown inFigs. 8 and 10 by a leaf spring 31.

It will be apparent that operation of the actuator 3| by swinging itdownwardly about its supporting pivot from the position shown in Figs. 8and 10 to that shown in Fig. 7 will retract the feeding pawl 21, thestrip I3 being held against 8 and 10 and this movement produces 'afeeding movement of the pawl 21 to move the strip I3 longitudinallythrough the guide 26 and feed the leading pin into the position shown inFigs. 8 and 10, where it is just in advance of the exit end of theguide. When the presser plate 35 of theactuator is next presseddownwardly it will be apparent that the lower edge of the actuatorengages the adjacent rear end of the pivoted ejector 33 so as to raisethe forward pin-engaging end thereof, as indicated in Fig. 7, strikingthe lower end of the pin or other article and partially ejecting it fromthe strip through the perforation in the finger plate, so that its headprojects above such plate in position to be seized by The arrangement ofthe presser the same downwardly with his thumb and forefinger onopposite sides of the perforation. This automatically causes the pinwhich is raised by the ejector 36 to be positioned between the thumb pininto position to be dispensed.

It will be apparent that the invention can be variously modified withinthe scope of the appended claims.

I claim: 4

1. A dispenser for articles mounted on strip material comprising incombination, a guide through which said strip passes, a feeding pawloperative to feed said articles successively into position to be seized,means preventing retrograde movement of said strip in said guide, amanually operated actuator for said feeding pawl arranged to enable theoperator to seize an article upon operation of said actuator, and meansoperated by movement of said actuator for partially ejecting an articlefrom said strip into position to be seized.

2. A dispenser for articles ,mounted on strip material comprising incombination, a guide through which said strip passes, a feeding pawloperative to feed said articles successively into position adjacent theend of said guide, means for preventing retrograde movement of saidstrip in said guide, a spring pressed manually operated actuator forsaid feeding pawl, a toggle operated by said actuator to move said pawl,and means for partially ejecting from said strip the article adjacentthe end of said guide to be seized.

3. A dispenser for articles mounted on strip material comprising incombination, a slotted guide through which said strip passes, a feedingpawl operative through the slot in said guide to feed said articlessuccessively into position adjacent the end of said guide, means forpreventing retrograde movement of said strip in said guide, and amanually operated actuator for said feeding pawl including a perforatedpresser plate, and means operated by movement of said actuator forpartially ejecting an article from, said strip through the perforationin said presser plate into position to be seized.

4. A dispenser for articles mounted on strip material comprising incombination, a slotted guide through which said strip passes, a feedingpawl operative through the slot in said guide to feed said articlessuccessively into position adjacent the end of said guide, meanspreventing retrograde movement of said strip in said guide, a manuallyoperated actuator for said feeding pawl pivotally associated with saidguide and arranged to enable the operator to seize an article uponoperation of said actuator, and a pivotally mounted ejector leverpositioned so as to be operated by said actuator to partially eject anarticle from said strip into position to be seized.

5. A dispenser for articles mounted on strip material comprising, incombination, a fiat base, a pin mounted on said base for rotatablyholding a supply roll of material thereon, a dispensing and feedingmechanism mounted on said base at one side thereof and spaced from saidpin a distance sufiicient to clear a supply roll on said pin, includingan elongated guideway carried by said base through which the articleholding strip from said supply roll passes, said guideway having aslotted wall, a feeding pawl supported adjacent said wall and extendingthrough the slot into strip feeding position and having its operativeend guided by said slot, and a finger actuated, pivotally mounted platefor operating said pawl to feed said strip, said plate being pivoted toswing relative to said base about an axis perpendicular to the directionof feed of the strip and being located to swing toa position at whichthe operators fingers may naturally come into article gripping positionat the end of the guideway upon operation of the device.

6. A dispenser for articles mounted on strip material comprising incombination a slotted guideway through which said strip passes, apivotally mounted plate adapted to be swung toward and from saidguideway by pinching it against the edge of said guideway and an articlefeeding pawl actuated by movement of said plate, for feeding saidarticles successively into a position at which the operators fingers maynaturally come into article gripping position upon operation of thedevice to be seized by the operator pinching said plate and guidewaytogether.

GEORGE BODEN.

